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Largest by population, North Dakota counties · 2020

The most populous us counties as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Cass County, NDND201,794184,525+50%

02Burleigh County, NDND103,25198,458+42%

03Grand Forks County, NDND74,50173,170+11%

04Ward County, NDND68,23369,919+19%

05Williams County, NDND41,76740,950+107%

06Stark County, NDND34,01333,646+49%

07Morton County, NDND34,60133,291+32%

08Stutsman County, NDND21,41421,593−1%

09Richland County, NDND16,73116,529−8%

10McKenzie County, NDND15,19214,704+156%

11Rolette County, NDND11,68812,187−11%

12Ramsey County, NDND11,53011,605−4%

13Barnes County, NDND10,57310,853−8%

14Walsh County, NDND10,17910,563−15%

15Mountrail County, NDND9,3959,809+48%

16McLean County, NDND9,7409,771+5%

17Mercer County, NDND8,4418,350−3%

18Traill County, NDND7,9207,997−6%

19Pembina County, NDND6,5686,844−20%

20Bottineau County, NDND6,2846,379−11%

21Benson County, NDND5,7595,964−14%

22Ransom County, NDND5,6175,703−3%

23McHenry County, NDND5,1305,345−11%

24Dickey County, NDND4,8954,999−13%

25Dunn County, NDND4,0584,095+14%

26LaMoure County, NDND4,1354,093−13%

27Pierce County, NDND3,8383,990−15%

28Wells County, NDND3,7293,982−22%

29Sioux County, NDND3,6673,898−4%

30Sargent County, NDND3,7113,862−12%

31Cavalier County, NDND3,4973,704−23%

32Foster County, NDND3,2123,397−10%

33Emmons County, NDND3,2153,301−24%

34Nelson County, NDND2,9633,015−19%

35Bowman County, NDND2,7622,993−8%

36McIntosh County, NDND2,4512,530−25%

37Hettinger County, NDND2,4922,489−8%

38Kidder County, NDND2,3932,394−13%

39Eddy County, NDND2,3292,347−15%

40Griggs County, NDND2,2392,306−16%

41Grant County, NDND2,2062,301−19%

42Renville County, NDND2,3312,282−13%

43Burke County, NDND2,1322,201−2%

44Adams County, NDND2,2752,200−15%

45Divide County, NDND2,1102,195−4%

46Towner County, NDND2,0402,162−25%

47Oliver County, NDND1,8981,877−9%

48Logan County, NDND1,8591,876−19%

49Steele County, NDND1,7971,798−20%

50Golden Valley County, NDND1,8081,736−10%

51Sheridan County, NDND1,2961,265−26%

52Billings County, NDND1,071945+6%

53Slope County, NDND628706−8%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES